THIS WAS MY MOST ANTICIPATED READ FOR THE PAST ALMOST TWO YEARS AND NOW ITS OVER AND IM SOBBING😩 The Jasad Crown truly did not disappoint. It picked up right where the Jasad Heir left off. Essiya is now learning and accepting more about her people and her magic. She starts the book still really not wanting to accept her role has Queen of Jasad but her character development is so good and our girl gets there.

I loved the dance between Essiya and Arin. And the LONGING, ugh so damn good. His character development was my favorite to see. Essiya made him question everything he thought to be true. And then we learn more about what happened to him when he was younger and who he truly is and I was like 😮😮 shook to my core. The end of the book was truly heartbreaking and I may have cried but it still has a HEA so don’t worry.

Arin+Essiya4lyfeeeee💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

Stunning, heart-wrenching, and searingly good, Sara Hashem has created nothing short of a masterpiece with THE JASAD CROWN. Hashem wraps up one of my favorite romantasy duologies of all time with this tour de force of a novel. THE JASAD CROWN has a magnificently fast-paced but intricately woven political plot, offers fascinating character development while balancing the dynamics of a sweeping, star-crossed love affair, and is all packaged into a gripping story that will break you apart several times — just to put you back together again. Hashem has done something wholly remarkable with this, and I am confident that, once word gets out about this near flawless series, fans of all genres with flock to read this.

This may just be the book of the year.

4 stars

I received the first book in this duology as an ARC so it had been a while since I read it when I received the final book as an arc so I struggled a little to get back into this world. It took a little bit but I remembered most as I kept reading and I really liked this conclusion. I think it wrapped up nicely and felt pretty realistic for endings. I will be thinking about this duology for a long time.

This was a work of art. This book broke me apart and put me back together. How dare this be the last book. How dare this be the end. The tension in this book? Unparalleled. If you haven't read the first book, you need to because you need to experience this one. I don't know how I'm supposed to go back to real life now. Immediate five stars. I knew it was going to be a five-star read before we even hit the halfway point.

These characters have my whole heart and soul. I miss them already.

OMG guys, I am not okay. Ever love a book so much you know you will carry the story with you always. This was one of those. I absolutely devoured this story. The rich layers and fantastic world building had me entrenched.

I knew I really enjoyed The Jasad Heir when I read it the first time, on re-read it was even better and the conclusion of the story in the Jasad Crown had me feeling all my feelings. It took everything I loved from the first book and made it more. It absolutely pulled on my heart strings.

The Jasad Crown picks up immediately after book one. Sylvia has reclaimed her title as the Jasad Heir and has to decide what she will sacrifice to save her people, and it is a whirlwind. With everyone in different places, we get to follow our characters through their own trials and tribulations as they work to find each other. We get new perspectives, I absolutely loved that we got chapters from so many different characters. It enhanced the story telling and added so much depth. I was so invested in each character arc.

If you love fantasy, amazing storytelling, yearning, and all the feelings, I absolutely recommend this. Thank you to the publisher for providing an advanced readers copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 overall rating because without an audio was really hard for me to understand fully. I love the world building more than the characters in the second book. I will love to listen and immerse myself in the read when it comes out to enjoy it for me. This is true ENEMIES because how much I was fighting internally haha

This book was so good, THIS IS HOW YOU DO ENEMIES TO LOVERS PEOPLE!!! Arin and Essiya are such wonderful complex characters, and oh my god I love them so much. The only problem I had was with the ending. I’m a sucker for a clear and happy ending for everyone, and I was left wanting more at the end.

Also spoiler ahead:
I was so upset when Marek was killed because it honestly felt so unnecessary. It happened so quickly and randomly and obviously it was devastating. I understand it was for Sefa’s growth but still just felt weird. ALSO HAVING ARIN AND ESSIYA WAIT TEN YEARS TO REUNITE IS ACTUALLY CRAZY. Like I said I’m personally a sucker for a happy ending so I was left disappointed by it.

Omfg I have to collect my tears and thoughts. This book was everything you could hope for in a duology ending. I was so scared because so much was happening, and I was TERRIFIED of the ending. This is one of my all-time favorite series, it is beyond unique. It has some crowd favorite tropes that will draw the reader in, but Hashem could have easily made this a giant series and built out the magic system 10x more than she build out in the two books. I will never get over Arin and Essiya/Sylvia, they are God-tier to me, I enjoyed watching them grow together this book. Arin lost so much control while Essiya gained so much power and control over her people, it was interesting to watch their role's reverse. I cannot say too much as this review will not only spoil the first book but also this book. But just know I was reduced to tears and heartbreak and then immense joy on the last page. It was a rollercoaster of emotions in the last 40% of the book and I am overjoyed with the way it ended. If you love romantasy, unique magic systems, enemies to lovers, Egyptian-inspired world embroiled in a political game then this is the duology for you. Hashem is a fantastic writer, and I fell in love with all the characters effortlessly. She is an automatic buy for me always.

Thank you NetGalley and Orbit Books for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love this so much 😭 arin and essiya are sooo fun to read. The tension of will they, won’t they (murder each other or kiss) is brilliant. I love this story and how it’s written. My only complaint is that I want more! I hope we get a bonus story with a little bit of what life looks like after the book finished. That epilogue was too much and not enough!! I love the complexity and simplicity of these books. If you like tension, and super cool fmc, these are for you.

"To the difficult girls who built their armor early." Uhhhhh... YOU HAD ME AT HELLO!

In this sequel to The Jasad Heir, we follow Sylvia as she navigates becoming a queen to people she doesn't know as well as how to restore their kingdom. Meanwhile, Arin is struggling with what he's known to be true his entire life and what has become important to him now. All while experiencing an amazing amount of yearning and angst!

Honestly, Sara Hashem is an impeccable writer because HOW?! How did I just feel every little bit of every feeling portrayed in this book like it was actually me experiencing it? Sara had me on the edge of my seat then would all of a sudden switch a narrator, I would be devastated, then immediately I would get lost again in what was happening in their POV. It was masterful.

I was nervous about reading a duology because I wondered if it would leave me wanting more. Not at all. Without any spoilers, I was just left very satisfied. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning finishing this book and I felt it was worth every ounce of exhaustion I felt the next day. Such an amazing read! I already want to read them both all over again.

More people need to read this duology! This was absolutely incredible and an instance where the second (and final) book in a series is even better than the first.

The political intrigue and strategy in this book was a delight to read. It was horrifically gruesome and I loved that it didn’t shy away from the horrors of war. The characters and all of their arcs were so well done.

And the romance? My god. May be one of the top romances I’ve ever read in a fantasy. This book was a MASTERCLASS in yearning.


I will say that the pacing in the last 5% of the book could have been better and I’m not totally sold on the ending, but that didn’t really take away from the rest of this experience.

Thank you NetGalley, Orbit, and Sara Hashem for this arc in exchange for an honest review!
I want to start this off by saying that the amount of times the contents of my stomach threatened to leave my body out of pure agony were too many to count. When I tell you these characters suffered like no other... the arin and sylvia moments eviscerated me, sefa and marek eviscerated me, every plot point eviscerated me. I genuinely have never cried this much over a book since Babel ifykyk. The way it ended was absolutely criminal and I am demanding ten spin offs and three novellas as an apology. This was IMMACULATELY written and genuinely my first ever 6 star read. I hope this book brings you the pain it brought me, ameen 🙏
Just once i would've liked to have been wrong about my predictions.

I truly loved The Jasad Heir and was worried the second half of the duology wouldn't measure up to the first, but Sara has outdone herself. This book is FABULOUS and I'm so excited to see what she writes next!

I had read The Jasad Heir and enjoyed that quite a bit, and was excited to see how this story would conclude. The Jasad Crown did not disappoint. Both Sylvia and Arin's character development was very well done, which meant their relationship development was also compelling and authentic. I loved getting more involved in this world, as you discover the history behind the myths of these various kingdoms.

I wasn't sure about the other points of view chapters. I loved those characters, for sure, but it felt unbalanced and at times I wasn't sure why we were getting those viewpoints, other than to explain what was happening externally in the places those characters were.

The epilogues were.... heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time.

Would definitely love to read more books set in this world.

To be honest, The Jasad Heir didn’t fully grab me - I liked the Egyptian-inspired world and the writing but I struggled to connect with the characters and felt a bit detached overall. But The Jasad Crown completely turned things around! It’s intense, emotional and beautifully written, with higher stakes, more twists, and much deeper character development.
What made the difference for me is that we get to know more about the characters - their histories, their motivations, what they’re fighting for. The multiple POVs added so much to the story and while Sylvia and Arin definitely grew on me, it was Sefa and Marek who absolutely stole my heart.
Sylvia was frustrating at times but I appreciated how complex and real she was. It was really interesting to see a "chosen one" who is scared, who resists their destiny and who wants to run from the expectations placed on them.
I loved the slow burn between Sylvia&Arin, the yearning and the tension, the way they’re constantly pulled toward each other even when they know they shouldn’t be.
The ending left me with mixed feelings - it wrecked me and while I wished we had more time with Sylvia and Arin, I still think it was a strong and fitting end to the duology. I can’t wait to see what Sara Hashem writes next!
～Thank you to Orbit and NetGalley for the ARC!

Until recently, The Jasad Heir was on my "shelf of shame" because I knew I would love it but hadn't gotten around to it. I'm so grateful to have gotten approved for the ARC of The Jasad Crown to get me to finally move it to the top of my TBR! Thank you to NetGalley, Orbit, and Sara Hashem!!

This Egyptian inspired duology is absolutely incredible. I loved the characters, the politics, the magic, and the romance. It is nearly impossible to believe that The Jasad Heir was a debut novel because it was done so well and the story was wrapped up beautifully in book two.

It has found family, true enemies to lovers, lots of secrets, and twists I didn't see coming. I also loved that book two had multiple POVs.

The FMC is a reluctant heroine, but it made her endearing. She was flawed but in a realistic way and I really loved her character.

The silver haired MMC, Arin, exercises control in all things, unless it comes to her. He is constantly thinking 20 steps ahead of everyone else and is oh so competent. He gets bonus points in my book for being raised one way and yet learning, growing, and thinking for himself when he received new information.

I hope that the final copy has a map and glossary because I think that would be really helpful with following the world building, which was a bit heavy at times.

Overall I loved this duology - I pre-ordered my copy of The Jasad Crown when I was less than 100 pages in. I highly recommend!

I can't believe this series is over. I'm in denial. I need more of Essiya, more of Arin, more of Efra, more of the characters being happy and living happily ever after. This book was everything I wanted the sequel to be and more.

Whatever made Sara Hashem write this in multi-POV - THANK YOU!! Essiya/Sylvia is still her sarcastic, short-tempered, complicated self. Arin's entire discovery arc had me at the edge of my seat, biting my nails. Sefa and Marek's relationship has my whole heart. I loved getting into each of their heads and seeing things from their perspectives. I loved that we got to see more of Jeru and how he operates. I love love love everything about this book.

ps the kitmers were freaking adorable

I absolutely loved the ending to Sylvia and Arin’s story. This book was intense, emotional, and totally satisfying. The stakes were high, the magic was wild, and the romance hit all the right notes. Sylvia’s growth was amazing to see, and Arin continues to be one of my favorite morally conflicted love interests.

A fantastic conclusion to a powerful duology—I’ll be thinking about this one for a while.

Thank you to NetGalley, and Orbit Bookw for the ARC!

This was an amazing conclusion to the story. It felt really well flushed out and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The world building also seemed to improve the more we delved into the mythology/history of the world. Arin was so hopelessly enamored with Sylvia it was amazing. I love this book and can’t wait to get a shelf trophy to cherish.

Thank you NetGalley!

I will need several business days to recover from that ending. Oh my god.

The relationship between Sylvia and Arin is great. Honestly, it’s probably what made this book so enjoyable for me. I feel like their characters were so much more consistent and enjoyable to read throughout this as compared to the first book. Their romance was really beautiful and entertaining to read.

I liked the plot. I do think there were points where it could’ve been paced better, but overall had fun. My one critique is I think Sefa and Marek as POV characters were underutilized and then thrown away as soon as they reunited with Essiya. I understand to a degree, but if you’re doing multiple POVs I think it’s a shame to just stop like that.

One of my big criticisms of the Jasad Heir was how bland side characters were. I feel like this one improves to an extent in that I can now differentiate easily between the personalities of Arin’s guard, but it built upon the problem by introducing SO MANY named side characters to an already massive cast. While there were still some blander characters, overall my big issue is that because of the sheer number of characters outside of Essiya, Arin, and to a degree Sefa and Jeru (who I guess are the most important side characters but still) I didn’t really feel fulfilled by any of them by the end of it. Because there were so many side characters, their parts felt rushed or like they should have been touched back on and weren’t. I am particularly disappointed in Vaida, who was built up throughout the only book, just to have her entire plan play out, fail, and lead to her vague fate over the course of a single chapter.

There is a major character death at the very end that I actually enjoyed. Go girl kill the characters I love. I really think the death should have happened at a different point in the plot though because so many things were happening at that point that there really wasn’t time to absorb the enormity of that emotional impact.